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Santi and Santo were just variations of the same name. Like Silvestre and Silvestro. Someone with this name could have either spelling in a record. Probably the choice of spelling was made by the person who wrote the record rather than the subject of the record.
carubia wrote:Santi and Santo were just variations of the same name. Like Silvestre and Silvestro. Someone with this name could have either spelling in a record. Probably the choice of spelling was made by the person who wrote the record rather than the subject of the record.
The greatest exodus of modern history has been that of the Italians. Since 1861, more than twenty-four million departures have been recorded. In the space of just over a century a number almost equivalent to the amount of the population at the time of the unification of Italy emigrated abroad. It wa...